leafworm

Meaning

Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.

Translations

Blattwurm

verme delle foglie

Epicauta sp.

gusano de hojas

larva de coleóptero

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English *leefworm, *lefwurm, from Old English lēafwyrm (“caterpillar”), equivalent to leaf + worm.

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